Wikipedia:Meetup/St. Cloud/Wikipedia Works

What is Wikipedia? This edit-a-thon will include an introductory training session for new editors, as well as an introduction to Wikimedia Commons and the various Wiki projects that exist. We will be here to edit and create articles on any subject that you wish!

Event information

 * Event Title: Wikipedia Works!
 * Date: Saturday, October 28, 2017
 * Time: noon — 4:00 p.m. CST
 * Location: St. Cloud State University, James W. Miller Learning Resources Center, MC207 University Library, 720 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301.
 * REMOTE PARTICIPATION: Please visit our Adobe Connect site at the day and time of the event: http://scsuconnect.stcloudstate.edu/wikipedia_editathon/
 * Hosts: Rachel Wexelbaum, John Wild
 * Edit-A-Thon Team Members: John Wild aka Shaded0, Rachel Wexelbaum aka RachelWex.

Details
This edit-a-thon will include an introductory training session for new editors, as well as an introduction to Wikimedia Commons and the various Wiki projects that exist. We will be here to edit and create articles on any subject that you wish! Please bring a laptop with you as we will only have a limited number available for use.

No Wikipedia experience necessary; training session at 12:00 p.m. for newcomers on the day of the event. At least one librarian will be on hand to help with research, and there will be volunteers to help with editing and creating articles. We will also be providing light refreshments as well as Wikipedia swag (buttons, stickers, and pencils).

Guest Parking
For non-SCSU affiliated participants, free parking will be available in V-lots (near the Education Building between 4th and 5th Avenues, across the street from Barden Park) and L-Lot (adjacent to Garvey Commons off of 6th St.). For more information, please consult the SCSU campus map.

Register
Free! We also need experienced Wikipedians to assist others who are new at editing. Please email Rachel Wexelbaum at rswexelbaum@stcloudstate.edu or John Wild at jwild91@gmail.com if you would be willing to help or let us know on the day of the event or on the Participants section below.

If you haven't edited in Wikipedia before, we will help you register for an account. Please contact Rachel Wexelbaum at rswexelbaum@stcloudstate.edu or John Wild at jwild91@gmail.com if you need assistance setting up an account. Our librarians can also help you with research in preparation for editing Wikipedia during library hours or through 24/7 chat. You can search our library's book and Ebook collection at. St. Cloud State University students, employees, and community patrons with accounts will have access to all online resources; visitors will require a guest login and password to use the research databases on the day of the event.

Participants
If you already have a Wikipedia account, please add your Wikipedia username to this section (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row, add your username and talk page by using three tildes):


 * Add your name here!
 * RachelWex 19:43, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Shaded0 (talk) 21:32, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Maine-Coon (talk)
 * Angeolandsbury (talk)

Interested but could not make it:
 * Margitaw (talk)
 * SCSU Professors Giovanni Antunez, Robert Johnson, Chris Lehmann, Mumbi Mwangi
 * St Cloud Community & Technical College librarian Vi Bergquist
 * St Cloud Community & Technical College faculty Sangeeta Jha
 * Anoka County librarian Stacey Hendren
 * Neurodivergentme (talk)

List of Wiki Projects
Here is a list of Wiki Projects that may interest you! See where they need help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory

Research resources

 * Wikipedia: How to Edit and Create Entries LibGuide created by Rachel Wexelbaum, St. Cloud State University
 * St. Cloud State University Library

Wikipedia resources

 * Help:Introduction
 * VisualEditor/User guide


 * Tutorial/Wrap-up and more info
 * GLAM Beginner's Guide
 * Citation guide
 * Simplified ruleset
 * Biographies of living persons
 * Portal:Current events

Results
After the Wikipedia edit-a-thon, share results of your work here


 * New articles


 * Improved articles
 * Adam Dutkiewicz
 * ArcGIS
 * Bruce Kulick
 * Dan Lilker
 * Dave Mustaine
 * David Lee Roth
 * Esri
 * Hexagon
 * Perry Farrell
 * St. Cloud State University
 * Sammy Hagar
 * Slash (musician)
 * The Coen Brothers
 * Wroclaw's dwarfs

Uploaded 31 Wroclaw dwarf photos to Wikimedia Commons

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